product review: kinnitoos chocolate vanilla sandwich cookies.

aka: gluten free oreos. I can't even remember the last time I had an oreo. Even before going GF. I never really ate cookies much. But I still remember how delicious they were. I was hesitant to try these. As most of you guys can relate to, some of these GF alternatives are scary. And by scary I mean gross!

However, these cookies were great! I honestly couldn't tell the difference. Part of that could be that my taste buds have given up hope of good food and now I can't even tell the difference anymore. BUT I don't think that is the case :)

These are a great alternative. I would say they probably taste like a generic brand of oreos. You know, not quite the same thing but still good. I made a dessert with them and I thought it turned out pretty good. I'll try to post it at the end of the week!

xoxo
katy

product review: udi's whole grain bread.

I have fallen in love. With this bread. I can't lie... most GF stuff is pretty gross. Okay, so maybe not gross. Just not quite as good as normal food. This has definitely made bread taste good again. Like most GF stuff, it is pricey. I spend about $5.00 on a loaf. But the nice thing is it goes on sale at Henry's Market quite a bit. Last week it was on sale for $3.99. You know I picked up a few loafs to store in my freezer. Speaking of freezer... this bread doesn't need to be frozen. No, you didn't read this wrong. It does not need to be frozen. I keep it in the refrigerator to save it a little longer... but it doesn't even need that. I like that I can pull it out and it doesn't have to be defrosted or toasted to taste halfway decent.

Go get it. Seriously... it is worth the $5.00. You can thank me later :)

xoxo
katy

cinnamon roll cake.

Who doesn't like cinnamon rolls? Ya, nobody. They are amazing. Now, I never actually eat them because I'm pretty sure eventually you would have to carry me out of my house via a crane. But every once in awhile it is good to treat yourself to something sweet. Unfortunately sweets are hard to come by. So I found this recipe via Picky Palate and thought I would make it GF.

For the cake:
3 cups of gluten free flour blend
1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 stick of butter, melted

For the streusel:
2 sticks of butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp gluten free flour blend
1 tbsp cinnamon

Cream cheese frosting:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup of butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix together GF flour, xanthan gum, salt, sugar, milk, eggs and vanilla. After all of it is combined, stir in melted butter. Pour the batter into a 9x13 greased baking dish and set aside. In another bowl mix together the the butter, brown sugar, GF flour, and cinnamon until combined. Pour the streusel over the top of the batter and with a knife swirl through the cake. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

While that is cooking, in a large bowl mix together the cream cheese and butter until it gets a nice creamy texture. Once combined, add in the vanilla. Then mix in the powdered sugar slowly. Once the cake is done cooking and is cooled, frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting and serve!

I love cream cheese frosting so I decided to do that instead of the glaze it originally called for. This cake was A M A Z I N G! Everyone loved it! Nobody could tell it was GF. Which obviously means my work  is done :)

My sister is a photographer, you can check her out at Melissa Vossler Photography. She is helping me update things around here... and what better place to start than with new pictures. I happened to have this cake made so we took a picture of me enjoying a bite. I figured it was fitting to share it on this post.

See, I really did like it... but maybe not as much as how corny this photo is :)

xoxo,
katy